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and they were not allowed to vote for united states senators. they were only allowed to vote for electo electors who had the in an electoral college and those election toors would be f vote for whoever they wanted for united states president. that was left to the state legislators to decide who they would be. the founding fathers never believed in democracy. they never believed in one man, man vote. and they certainly never believed in one person, one vote. and so when it came time to design the united states senate, since they were not believeres n one man, one vote, each statewide get two senators. the big states would get two and the tiny states would get two. i can understand why that would seem fair at the time. but they never dreamed there would one day be a state called california with the population almost the size of england and delaware would become even smaller in relative size to what it was then compare today the big states when it was a founding member of the united states of america. the population gap between the big states and t
and they were not allowed to vote for united states senators. they were only allowed to vote for electo electors who had the in an electoral college and those election toors would be f vote for whoever they wanted for united states president. that was left to the state legislators to decide who they would be. the founding fathers never believed in democracy. they never believed in one man, man vote. and they certainly never believed in one person, one vote. and so when it came time to design...
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states senate, for republicans in the united states senate is who is right about these tax cuts? john mccain or john mccain? the john mccain who said he was opposed to tax cuts that heavily favored the rich and increased the deficit or the john mccain who today issued this written statement after careful thought and consideration i have decided to support the senate tax reform bill. i believe this legislation though far from perfect would enhance american competitiveness and provide long over due tax relief for middle class families. the joint committee on taxation estimate of exactly how much the tax cuts that john mccain now favors would boost the economy is 0.8% over ten years. that's how much. employment is projected to increase about one half of 1%. 0.6%. and as to the tax cut for those middle class families that john mccain cares so much about, the joint committee on taxation says overall, the net effect of the changes to the individual income tax is to reduce average tax rates on wage income by about 1% point. that's it. 1% point. that's what middle class tax families can
states senate, for republicans in the united states senate is who is right about these tax cuts? john mccain or john mccain? the john mccain who said he was opposed to tax cuts that heavily favored the rich and increased the deficit or the john mccain who today issued this written statement after careful thought and consideration i have decided to support the senate tax reform bill. i believe this legislation though far from perfect would enhance american competitiveness and provide long over...
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states senate and susan collins, herself, does not believe in that standard in the united states senate. susan collins is one of the senators who said that al franken should resign from the senate, even though sexual harassment accusation against him had not been investigated at all. al franken, himself, immediately asked for a senate ethics investigation before any other senator asked, he asked for a senate ethics committee investigation in which if we are to believe susan collins today, susan collins would have given him the presumption of innocence, but susan collins did not give him the presumption of innocence, said he should resign, without one minute of investigation, susan collins threw that presumption away and said senator franken should resign. the senate has never used the presumption of innocence standard with nominees. never, for any position. many nominees have been forced to withdraw for much less than what brett kavanaugh was accused of and so senator collins' attempt to attach her vote to a sacred principle of presumption of innocence in the occupation senate was not r
states senate and susan collins, herself, does not believe in that standard in the united states senate. susan collins is one of the senators who said that al franken should resign from the senate, even though sexual harassment accusation against him had not been investigated at all. al franken, himself, immediately asked for a senate ethics investigation before any other senator asked, he asked for a senate ethics committee investigation in which if we are to believe susan collins today, susan...
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the vice president of the united states by no definition is a united states senator. vice president of the united states unlike every member of the united states senate does not have the power to introduce legislation in the senate. vice president the united states is not allowed to vote in over 99% of the votes held in the united states senate. the fact that the united states vice president the united states is only allowed to vote in order to break a tie does not make the vice president a senator. it makes the vice president something more like a judge in a courtroom who comes down on one side of the other of arguments made by the lawyers in the courtroom who are in no way the equal of the judge in the courtroom, nor is a judge the equal of the lawyers in the courtroom. the vice president of the united states is not allowed to vote on impeachments in the united states senate. vice president united states is not allowed to vote on treaties in the united states senate which can never be stuck in a tie vote because they require two thirds majority to pass. the vice pre
the vice president of the united states by no definition is a united states senator. vice president of the united states unlike every member of the united states senate does not have the power to introduce legislation in the senate. vice president the united states is not allowed to vote in over 99% of the votes held in the united states senate. the fact that the united states vice president the united states is only allowed to vote in order to break a tie does not make the vice president a...
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chris murphy has the classic profile of a united states senator. he wtudent body president at weathersfield high school in connecticut. he carried a briefcase in high school and founded the young democrats at his high school. at any high school movie chris murphy with that briefcase would be the predictable square who never has a slightly interesting moment on screen. chris murphy didn't go off into the world seeking adventure and looking for a path in life. he always knew what he was going to do. he was elected state representative when he was 26. he was elected state senator when he was 30. went to the house of representatives at 34. along the way, he picked up a wife and two kids. that is the classic senate resume. there was no clue in that resume that chris murphy would do what he did last night. that resume says chris murphy got to the senate by playing it safe. that resume says chris murphy is not a rebel, but the single most rebellious action available to a senator is the filibuster. most senators wouldn't dream of filibustering and never do
chris murphy has the classic profile of a united states senator. he wtudent body president at weathersfield high school in connecticut. he carried a briefcase in high school and founded the young democrats at his high school. at any high school movie chris murphy with that briefcase would be the predictable square who never has a slightly interesting moment on screen. chris murphy didn't go off into the world seeking adventure and looking for a path in life. he always knew what he was going to...
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and what did the united states senate do today? that dysfunctional united states senate? according to the news media, absolutely nothing. congress is closed down, nothing to report. but at 5:03 today, harry reid was on the senate floor doing this. >> i now ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and the help committee be discharged from further consideration of presidential nomination 1304. and that the senate proceed a vote without intervening action or debate on the motion, vote to be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to this matter be printed in the record and the president immediately be notified of its action. >> how is that for drama? i love that, i could watch that all day. that was amazing. that was harry reid getting 100 votes for someone you have never heard of. to become commissioner of the labor statistics. at the end of the year, and only the end of the year when labor statistics became controversial for the very first time. you remember all the crazy republican attacks on the bureau
and what did the united states senate do today? that dysfunctional united states senate? according to the news media, absolutely nothing. congress is closed down, nothing to report. but at 5:03 today, harry reid was on the senate floor doing this. >> i now ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and the help committee be discharged from further consideration of presidential nomination 1304. and that the senate proceed a vote without intervening action or debate...
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ethical and moral requirements of the united states senate. i should point out that the nrsc. that organization, pulled its campaign finance deal, its fund-raising agreement with the roy moore campaign two days ago. and there is no qualification in that, garrett. unlike what we've heard from a number of senators, there isn't an, if then in that statement. cory gardner is saying he should not run and the senate should not seat him?
ethical and moral requirements of the united states senate. i should point out that the nrsc. that organization, pulled its campaign finance deal, its fund-raising agreement with the roy moore campaign two days ago. and there is no qualification in that, garrett. unlike what we've heard from a number of senators, there isn't an, if then in that statement. cory gardner is saying he should not run and the senate should not seat him?
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the united states senate represents land, not people. and so in the united states senate republicans are overrepresented compared to the number of republican voters in this country. the house of representatives is called the people's house because it represents people, not land. the house of representatives was designed to be more faithful to democracy than the united states senate. and so tonight what you saw in the house of representatives was democracy in action. what you saw was the power of your vote, the vote that you cast last year in your congressional district for your member of the house of representatives. that was your vote in action tonight on the floor of the house of representatives. technically, there were 230 votes to impeach president trump tonight in the house of representatives. but those 230 votes were empowered by your votes. your votes made history tonight. that is tonight's last word. "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> the breaking news tonight, donald trump, the 45th president of the united state
the united states senate represents land, not people. and so in the united states senate republicans are overrepresented compared to the number of republican voters in this country. the house of representatives is called the people's house because it represents people, not land. the house of representatives was designed to be more faithful to democracy than the united states senate. and so tonight what you saw in the house of representatives was democracy in action. what you saw was the power...
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but he's talking to the united states senate there. and joe manchin, the senator from west virginia, he will not act. even after the humiliation and what he dragged the country through in 2013. is not. senator manchin reiterated today that he doesn't support background checks for all gun sales, which is something that has already passed the house. it passed the house even with some republican support, which means joe manchin is to the right of republicans. if he alone changed his mind on this and decided that he really does care about this, that actually probably would be enough to get that one reform over the finish line, which if he changed his stance on the bill itself, if he found it in his heart to support background checks, given that, and his stamps on keeping the filibuster rule in place so that majority votes don't count even for his own legislation, those two issues alone, joe manchin holds the fate of this in his hands. he promised this was an issue that moved him, in tears, as a parent, as a grandparent, he promised that he
but he's talking to the united states senate there. and joe manchin, the senator from west virginia, he will not act. even after the humiliation and what he dragged the country through in 2013. is not. senator manchin reiterated today that he doesn't support background checks for all gun sales, which is something that has already passed the house. it passed the house even with some republican support, which means joe manchin is to the right of republicans. if he alone changed his mind on this...
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presidency in 1944, has been a united states senator. and so occupationally, joe biden made the safest, most conventional choice he could possibly make. on march 15th, joe biden told us he was going to select a woman as his vice presidential nominee if he won the nomination. but a week before that, joe biden told me something else about his choice of running mate, something else that was a very important factor. experience on the presidential debate stage. exactly the kind of experience joe biden had before barack obama chose him as a running mate. >> in your experience, and i mean your lifetime of political experience and watching this choice made, a running mate, do you think that it's important that it be someone who actually has been tested on that presidential debate stage the way i assume barack obama thought it was very important his vice presidential candidate had already been tested at that level, as you were, standing beside him on the debate stain. >> i think that's a very important factor. >> very important that today? >> yes
presidency in 1944, has been a united states senator. and so occupationally, joe biden made the safest, most conventional choice he could possibly make. on march 15th, joe biden told us he was going to select a woman as his vice presidential nominee if he won the nomination. but a week before that, joe biden told me something else about his choice of running mate, something else that was a very important factor. experience on the presidential debate stage. exactly the kind of experience joe...
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. >>> well, this is the year of the senate. it's all up to the united states senate. confirmation of the biden cabinet. confirmation of dozens and dozens of biden nominated federal judges that chuck schumer was just talking about suggesting there could be even more than we expect. and the biden legislative agenda will live or die in the senate and that's why rachel traveled to washington today for that extensive interview with the new senate majority leader chuck schumer. now, we both are focusing our shows, our first shows of this first full week of the biden presidency, on the senate because it is all up to the senate. chuck schumer will be tested in ways that no senate leader has ever been tested because his majority could not be smaller. he will have only a one-vote majority on the senate floor when vice president kamala harris casts tie-breaking votes when necessary. even sizable majorities, big ones like the 57 senate democrats that bill clinton started with, that's how he began his presidency, 57 senate democrats. that kind of senate can still get bogged down i
. >>> well, this is the year of the senate. it's all up to the united states senate. confirmation of the biden cabinet. confirmation of dozens and dozens of biden nominated federal judges that chuck schumer was just talking about suggesting there could be even more than we expect. and the biden legislative agenda will live or die in the senate and that's why rachel traveled to washington today for that extensive interview with the new senate majority leader chuck schumer. now, we both...
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not in the united states senate. not with filibuster rules in place that say a majority vote doesn't count. so nothing happened in american law. no law change. not made i through congress. in the final year of his presidency, president obama was still not just expressing regret about that, still not just exhibiting a rare for him show of anger about that. in the final year of his presidency, he was still activelily emotional about that years later. >> 2nd amendment rights are important. there are other rights we care about as well. we have to be able to balance them. because our right to worship freely and safely, that right was denied to christians in charleston, south carolina, and that was denied jews and sikhs in oak creek. they had rights, too. [ applause ] our right to peaceful assembly, that right was robbed from moviegoers in aurora and lafayette. our inalienable schoolers at columbine. and from first graders in new town. first graders. and from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be ta
not in the united states senate. not with filibuster rules in place that say a majority vote doesn't count. so nothing happened in american law. no law change. not made i through congress. in the final year of his presidency, president obama was still not just expressing regret about that, still not just exhibiting a rare for him show of anger about that. in the final year of his presidency, he was still activelily emotional about that years later. >> 2nd amendment rights are important....
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and inspiration to united states senators. senator amy klobuchar, thank you for joining us once again tonight. we always appreciate it. >> thanks, lawrence. >> thank you. >>> after this break, justice ginsburg's dying wish, as the senator just said, was to have the winner of the next presidential election pick her replace pt. and, as you just heard from senator klobuchar, donald trump is lying about that now. npr reporter nina totenberg was the reporter who revealed justice ginsburg's dying wish. she will join us next. >>> and at the end of the hour, as i said, steve schmidt will get tonight's last word in his first television discussion since the death of justice ginsburg. my name is joe. i'm a sustainability science researcher at amazon. climate change is the fight of our generation. the biggest obstacle right now is that we're running out of time. amazon now has a goal to be net zero carbon by 2040. we don't really know exactly how we are going to get there. it's going to be pretty hard. but one way or another we're going t
and inspiration to united states senators. senator amy klobuchar, thank you for joining us once again tonight. we always appreciate it. >> thanks, lawrence. >> thank you. >>> after this break, justice ginsburg's dying wish, as the senator just said, was to have the winner of the next presidential election pick her replace pt. and, as you just heard from senator klobuchar, donald trump is lying about that now. npr reporter nina totenberg was the reporter who revealed justice...
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. >>> joining us now for the interview tonight is the top democrat in the united states senate, senator chuck assuschumf new york. thank you for being here. >> good evening. good to be here. >> a whole bunch of things i want to ask you about. >> oh yes. >> you're in my clutches. i want to ask you about the tax reform, about the terrorist attack that the president sin singled you out in. there are senators and republican senators expressing concerns about the attorney general. he came under fire about the subject of russia in his confirmation hearing. senators leahy and franken from minnesota say they want jeff sessions to clarify what they say are false statements from him in the campaign. >> from what i've seen, i saw it in the car when i got off the plane. it seems serious. senator sessions -- they had asked him questions in the past. they weren't sure if they got straight answers. and now some of the facts we have seen make it more serious. he needs to come back. >> he initially said he personally had no contacts with russians during the campaign. he later admitted they were true but
. >>> joining us now for the interview tonight is the top democrat in the united states senate, senator chuck assuschumf new york. thank you for being here. >> good evening. good to be here. >> a whole bunch of things i want to ask you about. >> oh yes. >> you're in my clutches. i want to ask you about the tax reform, about the terrorist attack that the president sin singled you out in. there are senators and republican senators expressing concerns about the...
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two landmark bills sit before the united states senate. the jon lewis voting rights advancement act and the freedom to vote act. and these two bills represent the first real opportunity to secure the freedom to vote since the united states supreme court gutted the voting rights act nearly a decade ago. we do not know when we will have this opportunity again. senate republicans have exploited arcane rules to block these bills. and let us be clear. the constitution of the united states gives the congress the power to pass legislation and nowhere, nowhere does the constitution give a minority the right to unilaterally block legislation. the american people have waited long enough. the senate must act. and the bottom line is this. years from now, our children and our grandchildren, they will ask us about this moment. they will look back on this time and they will ask us not about how we felt. they will ask us what did we do. we cannot tell them that we let a senate rule stand in the way of our most fundamental freedom. instead, let us tell the
two landmark bills sit before the united states senate. the jon lewis voting rights advancement act and the freedom to vote act. and these two bills represent the first real opportunity to secure the freedom to vote since the united states supreme court gutted the voting rights act nearly a decade ago. we do not know when we will have this opportunity again. senate republicans have exploited arcane rules to block these bills. and let us be clear. the constitution of the united states gives the...
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by 1996, he was vote d state attorney general, and by 1996 they sent him to the united states senate. he was sent back there since. in his time in the senate, he got on the same judiciary bench that rejected him in the earlier phase of his career. >> i'm still concerned about some of the issues that have been raised with regard to the -- the wise latina quote where you said that they should make decisions that are better than a white male. throughout her career, she has associated herself with well-known activist judges. she clerked for justice marshal, well-known activist. >> he spits out just marshal there. he is talking about just thurgood marshal. as if that should be a black mark against them because he was such an activist. just marshal, who argued against the brown v board of education. sessions is the last of what looked like it would be a die breed of old school, absolutely unreconstructed white southern senators. his race politics over the course of his entire career is part of why he has remained a relatively anonymous low-level senator on capitol hill. there is a reason he
by 1996, he was vote d state attorney general, and by 1996 they sent him to the united states senate. he was sent back there since. in his time in the senate, he got on the same judiciary bench that rejected him in the earlier phase of his career. >> i'm still concerned about some of the issues that have been raised with regard to the -- the wise latina quote where you said that they should make decisions that are better than a white male. throughout her career, she has associated herself...
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although everyone who worked in the united states senate thinks that. i'm saying that because only the united states senate has the power to decide who sits on the united states supreme court. it is control of the united states senate that controls who ends up on the supreme court. and so we will be joined later in this hour by m.j. hegar, a former combat pilot who is now close to being the first democrat to win a senate seat in texas in 42 years. she's running in a statistical tie right now in the polls with republican senator john cornyn. joe biden knows better than most presidential candidates ever have that he will be able to accomplish next to nothing if he is elected president and republicans still control the senate. and so we will begin with the presidential campaign, but we will get to the senate. and beginning with the presidential campaign, i will now present to you all of the good news for donald trump contained in the constant flow of presidential campaign polls that are coming out every day. all right. moving on to the good news in the pol
although everyone who worked in the united states senate thinks that. i'm saying that because only the united states senate has the power to decide who sits on the united states supreme court. it is control of the united states senate that controls who ends up on the supreme court. and so we will be joined later in this hour by m.j. hegar, a former combat pilot who is now close to being the first democrat to win a senate seat in texas in 42 years. she's running in a statistical tie right now in...
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in the united states senate, they would block the seating of every united states senator in the united states senate. they would in other words, shut down the senate. s they would shut down the legislative branch of the federal u.s. government indefinite limit they would end the u.s. senate, unless theodore bilbo was sworn in, bribes, terrorism and all. he was their guy. they were willing to get rid of the united states senate in order to stand up for him. the wholeun standup was only resolved whenst theodore bilbo d died from cancer before the senate ever came into session that year.me the whole standoff sort of became moot. both of those examples are from the '40s. but you know, pick a decade. i got, a million of them. this isi a man named david lan. he was part of a para military group that robbed cars and built bombs and ran military training camps and a counterfeited u.s. currency in large amounts and ultimately murdered a jewish talk radio host in denver in 1984. all of these crimes were committed, all in the name of setting off what david lane and his friends hope wood be a race
in the united states senate, they would block the seating of every united states senator in the united states senate. they would in other words, shut down the senate. s they would shut down the legislative branch of the federal u.s. government indefinite limit they would end the u.s. senate, unless theodore bilbo was sworn in, bribes, terrorism and all. he was their guy. they were willing to get rid of the united states senate in order to stand up for him. the wholeun standup was only resolved...
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a name that senator perdue has heard thousands of times pronounced correctly in the united states senate in the last 4 years. the georgia senators staff put out this statement saying senator perdue simply mispronounced senator harris' name and he didn't mean anything by it. keep in mind senator perdue has had 4 years to learn how to pronounce the name of the junior senator from california who serves on the budget committee with him. >> the most insidious thing chuck schumer and bernie and elizabeth or kamala or kamala,mla,mla, i don't know. whatever. >> the candidate running against perdue says that was, quote, vile race baiting trash. joining us now is the candidate for u.s. senate in georgia. thank you very much for joining us tonight, and i want to go first to what we just heard senator perdue say. that was at a trump rally i believe. what do you think he was trying to communicate to georgia voters with that? >> hey, lawrence. thanks for having me. great to see you. this is the politics of fear and division at a moment when our country desperately needs leaders who unify us to confron
a name that senator perdue has heard thousands of times pronounced correctly in the united states senate in the last 4 years. the georgia senators staff put out this statement saying senator perdue simply mispronounced senator harris' name and he didn't mean anything by it. keep in mind senator perdue has had 4 years to learn how to pronounce the name of the junior senator from california who serves on the budget committee with him. >> the most insidious thing chuck schumer and bernie and...
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states, the vice president of the united states, the house of representatives and the senate met at the united states capitol for a joint session of congress to count the votes of the electoral college. in the months preceding the joint session, president trump repeatedly mentioned false statements the election results were the product of widespread fraud and should not be accepted by the american people or certified by state or federal officials. shortly before the joint session commenced, president trump addressed a crowd at the ellipse in washington, d.c. there he reiterated false claims that we won this election and we won it by a land slide. he also willfully made statements that in context encouraged and foreseeably resulted in lawless action at the capitol such as if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore. thus incited about president trump members of the crowd he addressed in an attempt to, among other objectives, interfere with the joint session solemn constitutional duty to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, unlawfully bre
states, the vice president of the united states, the house of representatives and the senate met at the united states capitol for a joint session of congress to count the votes of the electoral college. in the months preceding the joint session, president trump repeatedly mentioned false statements the election results were the product of widespread fraud and should not be accepted by the american people or certified by state or federal officials. shortly before the joint session commenced,...
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states senate, may well have a jewish american united states senator going from georgia. you have the electoral college being counted in a process that came out of a controversy in 1801 when we passed the 12th amendment because it was so messed up. so we have two centuries and a quarter of trying to acknowledge the peaceful transfer of power, and we have a demagogue president of the united states, exactly the kind of person the founders set up the system we have, which however frustrating and difficult, is still the most enduring democratic experiment in the world, we have a president that they did everything they could to prevent having, trying to incite violence in the streets of washington. the best of us is on display and the worst of us is on display. and that's the world that joe biden is going to be governing. it's the world that every president has to govern, and you know, we say a lot of the time, we're a 51% country, now we're a 50/50 country with a vice president. so we remain narrowly divided but it was a good day yesterday for democracy, and i hope today as w
states senate, may well have a jewish american united states senator going from georgia. you have the electoral college being counted in a process that came out of a controversy in 1801 when we passed the 12th amendment because it was so messed up. so we have two centuries and a quarter of trying to acknowledge the peaceful transfer of power, and we have a demagogue president of the united states, exactly the kind of person the founders set up the system we have, which however frustrating and...
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the other way that it was close was in the united states senate. the partisan split in the senate after that 2000 election was 50/50, which is insane. bull's eye, right? and then this crazy thing happened. five months into the george w. bush administration with a 50/50 split in the senate, one republican senator decided to jump ships. he didn't jump from the republican party to the democratic party, but he stopped being a republican. he became an independent, he started caucusing with the democrats and that meant that five months into their being a new president, five months after this 50/50 split emerged in the senate, five months into the george w. bush presidency, the democrats midstream unexpectedly got control of the senate. and tom daschle became the senate majority leader and that drove republicans absolutely nuts. of course it did. and yes, they were very mad at senator jim for jumping ship but mostly their anger and hostility was blamed on tom daschle. they really, really hated tom daschle. they hated that he was in control of the senate.
the other way that it was close was in the united states senate. the partisan split in the senate after that 2000 election was 50/50, which is insane. bull's eye, right? and then this crazy thing happened. five months into the george w. bush administration with a 50/50 split in the senate, one republican senator decided to jump ships. he didn't jump from the republican party to the democratic party, but he stopped being a republican. he became an independent, he started caucusing with the...
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to be indicted if you are a united states senator. only 13 senators in the history of the senate have been indicted, bob menendez has been indicted twice while serving as a senator. that is next. if you want to lower stroke risk from afib not caused by a heart valve problem, there's a better treatment than warfarin. eliquis. eliquis reduces stroke risk and has less major bleeding. don't stop taking eliquis without talking to your doctor as this may increase your risk of stroke. eliquis can...
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when we have the united states senator who is already the wealthiest in the entire united states congress looking out for her own well-being, it's a shame. and she needs to go back, run her company and do whatever she needs to do and let georgia voters continue to demand that we're going to have someone who truly looks out for the people of this state. >> what are we going to see? there's a week left. a week from tonight we'll be sitting here in election coverage mode, major election coverage night here at msnbc because these two elections are about the future of american government. it will tell us what kind of government we're going to have for the future years, first years of the biden administration for sure. what do you expect to see in the last week that we haven't yet seen or will it just be -- will the campaigns be running the same plays that have gotten them this far? >> so lawrence, we are continuing to do the organizing on the ground. we're keeping the energy up. i'm looking forward to a few contests in georgia. i'm in d.c. right now but can't wait to get back to have some cele
when we have the united states senator who is already the wealthiest in the entire united states congress looking out for her own well-being, it's a shame. and she needs to go back, run her company and do whatever she needs to do and let georgia voters continue to demand that we're going to have someone who truly looks out for the people of this state. >> what are we going to see? there's a week left. a week from tonight we'll be sitting here in election coverage mode, major election...
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. >>> after serving 12 years in the united states senate, senator ben nelson of nebraska left the senate last year and founded a lobbying firm. left the senate, now in a lobbying firm. kay bailey hutchison put in nearly 20 years in the united states senate before she, too, left and joined a lobbying firm. senator kate bond, 24 years in the united states senate, he cashed out and is now a lobbyist. senator jon kyl, 26 years on capitol hill. he left the senate in january to join a lobbying firm. whatever happened to old senator evan bayh, my old friend? lobbyist. what about byron dorgan? oh, lobbyist. chris dodd, he used to be a senator, now lobbyist. blavrch lincoln, remember when we made a life-sized blanch lincoln? gone from the senate, now is a lobbyist. john gregg was a senator, now a lobbyist. scott brown of massachusetts, what has become of him? actually, this one is really interesting. actually, just kidding. this one's not interesting at all. scott brown did what they all did and went to go work for a lobbying firm, as well. that's how it works. he's just like all the rest of them
. >>> after serving 12 years in the united states senate, senator ben nelson of nebraska left the senate last year and founded a lobbying firm. left the senate, now in a lobbying firm. kay bailey hutchison put in nearly 20 years in the united states senate before she, too, left and joined a lobbying firm. senator kate bond, 24 years in the united states senate, he cashed out and is now a lobbyist. senator jon kyl, 26 years on capitol hill. he left the senate in january to join a...
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democrats would have solid control of the united states senate. that can be done, but democratic voters never concentrate on winning the senate as much as they concentrate on winning the presidency. and today is a day of disappointment for democratic voters, but it should also be the day when they begin to concentrate on winning the united states senate and making our government more responsive to the will of the people a true democracy is supposed to represent. that is tonight's last word. "the 11th hour" with brian williams is next. (whistling) (whistling) and my lack of impulse control,, is about to become your problem. ahh no, come on. i saw you eating poop earlier. hey! my focus is on the road, and that's saving me cash with drivewise. who's the dummy now? whoof! whoof! so get allstate where good drivers save 40% for avoiding mayhem, like me. sorry! he's a baby! before discovering nexium 24hr to treat her frequent heartburn, marie could only imagine enjoying freshly squeezed orange juice. now no fruit is forbidden. nexium 24hr stops acid befo
democrats would have solid control of the united states senate. that can be done, but democratic voters never concentrate on winning the senate as much as they concentrate on winning the presidency. and today is a day of disappointment for democratic voters, but it should also be the day when they begin to concentrate on winning the united states senate and making our government more responsive to the will of the people a true democracy is supposed to represent. that is tonight's last word....
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and senator mccaskill, i just want to say, i have seen united states senators leave the senate when they decided to retire, and i've seen them leave when they involuntarily were retired. >> correct. >> and what i've always noticed is about a month later you can't tell the difference because they're just so happy to be out of that submarine. and you look like you're bearing it with both grace and dignity, which is just the way you entered the senate, and i want to thank you for your service there. >> thank you so much, lawrence. >> thank you for joining us. really appreciate it. >> you bet. >> tonight's last word is next. g [indistinct conversation] [friend] i've never seen that before. ♪ ♪ i have... ♪ i but i can tell you i liberty mutual customized my car insurance so i only pay for what i need. oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no... only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ hey, darryl! hey, thomas. if you were choosing a network, would you want the one the experts at rootmetrics say is number one in the nation? sure, they probably know what they're talkin
and senator mccaskill, i just want to say, i have seen united states senators leave the senate when they decided to retire, and i've seen them leave when they involuntarily were retired. >> correct. >> and what i've always noticed is about a month later you can't tell the difference because they're just so happy to be out of that submarine. and you look like you're bearing it with both grace and dignity, which is just the way you entered the senate, and i want to thank you for your...
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and senator mccaskill, i just want to say, i have seen united states senators leave the senate when they decided to retire, and i've seen them leave when they involuntarily were retired. >> correct. >> and what i've always noticed is about a month later you can't tell the difference because they're just so happy to be out of that submarine. and you look like you're bearing it with both grace and dignity, which is just the way you entered the senate, and i want to thank you for your service there. >> thank you so much, lawrence. >> thank you for joining us. really appreciate it. >> you bet. >> tonight's last word is next. . still, we never stopped making it stronger. faster. smarter. because to be the best, is to never ever stop making it better. the new 2019 c-class family. lease the c 300 sport sedan for $429 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. ♪ like i feel baby ♪ then come on, ♪, ♪ oh come on ♪ let's get it on, applebee's. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. uh uh - i deliverberty the news around here. ♪ sources say liber
and senator mccaskill, i just want to say, i have seen united states senators leave the senate when they decided to retire, and i've seen them leave when they involuntarily were retired. >> correct. >> and what i've always noticed is about a month later you can't tell the difference because they're just so happy to be out of that submarine. and you look like you're bearing it with both grace and dignity, which is just the way you entered the senate, and i want to thank you for your...
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the united states senate represents land, not people. and so in the united states senate republicans are overrepresented compared to the number of republican voters in this country. the house of representatives is called the people's house because it represents people, not land. the house of representatives was designed to be more faithful to democracy than the united states senate. and so tonight what you saw in the house of representatives was democracy in action. what you saw was the power of your vote, the vote that you cast last year in your congressional district for your member of the house of representatives. that was your vote in action tonight on the floor of the house of representatives. technically, there were 230 votes to impeach president trump tonight in the house of representatives. but those 230 votes were empowered by your votes. your votes made history tonight. that is tonight's last word. "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> the breaking news tonight, donald trump, the 45th president of the united state
the united states senate represents land, not people. and so in the united states senate republicans are overrepresented compared to the number of republican voters in this country. the house of representatives is called the people's house because it represents people, not land. the house of representatives was designed to be more faithful to democracy than the united states senate. and so tonight what you saw in the house of representatives was democracy in action. what you saw was the power...
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you need to dress like you're going to address the united states senate. on that score, dee snyder from the band twisted sister has always been at the top of my list for how to make the best visual impression possible when testifying before the united states senate. that same day, 1985, that senate committee had heard already from frank zappa, who was hilarious in his testimony, but who also wore a very nice, conservative suit and a positively trump-esque red republican tie to give his hilarious testimony. that same committee had also heard from john denver that day, the great john denver, who was there to testify against censorship and against the sort of soft-form censorship that you start to ease into when you start putting official warning labels on different kinds of artistic expression. john denver was there to testify against that kind censorship. he was also there to make clear his song "rocky mountain high" was not about that kind of high. but then in comes dee snyder. god bless him. from twisted sister. pride of long island. and no, dee insider n
you need to dress like you're going to address the united states senate. on that score, dee snyder from the band twisted sister has always been at the top of my list for how to make the best visual impression possible when testifying before the united states senate. that same day, 1985, that senate committee had heard already from frank zappa, who was hilarious in his testimony, but who also wore a very nice, conservative suit and a positively trump-esque red republican tie to give his...
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the top democrat in the united states senate. thanks for being with us tonight. >> good evening. good evening, ms. maddow. >> thank you. let me ask you, top line for your reaction tonight to the sworn testimony today from the attorney general. did he set anything to rest in terms of the russia collusion question or the prospect that the investigation into that has been obstructed? >> no. i think he raised more questions than he settled. when you compare his testimony to director comey, director comey was forthright, even on occasion when some people thought it might have hurt him, but he told the whole truth and nothing but. he didn't hold anything back. jeff sessions seemed to be avoiding almost every question, few exceptions. and when the president, when the people around him, why do people suspect us? well, if you had done nothing wrong, the obvious conclusion is you'd be happy to talk about things. but if you're worried you might have done something wrong, then the conclusion is you better avoid it. and this idea when these -- the information is not classified and when the pr
the top democrat in the united states senate. thanks for being with us tonight. >> good evening. good evening, ms. maddow. >> thank you. let me ask you, top line for your reaction tonight to the sworn testimony today from the attorney general. did he set anything to rest in terms of the russia collusion question or the prospect that the investigation into that has been obstructed? >> no. i think he raised more questions than he settled. when you compare his testimony to...
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today his son was sworn in as a united states senator. i believe from some balcony in heaven he is rejoicing. so it reminds us in this dark moment in our country that for all of our problems what makes america great is that we always have a path to make our country greater. we swore in today the first latino senator from california, the first black senator, the first jewish senator of georgia. and as i think about my brothers with whom i shared the oath earlier tonight, it gives me a great deal of hope. you know, the rabbi abraham who marched alongside martin luther king said he felt like his legs would break. we are not them, but we benefit from the path that they laid out. we are able to set -- we are able to take off tonight because they pave the runway so smooth. i want to stand up for the people of georgia and build the multi racial coalition people need to make sure we get covid relief and we stand up for the dignity. >> i want to talk to you a little bit about the connection between your service in georgia now. you're senior pastor
today his son was sworn in as a united states senator. i believe from some balcony in heaven he is rejoicing. so it reminds us in this dark moment in our country that for all of our problems what makes america great is that we always have a path to make our country greater. we swore in today the first latino senator from california, the first black senator, the first jewish senator of georgia. and as i think about my brothers with whom i shared the oath earlier tonight, it gives me a great deal...
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required of a united states senator. now, those proceedings would be moot. if he ends up losing the election in alabama next month. but if he wins the election next month, the only way they could be far enough along in their expulsion proceedings so they could make good on that promise and guarantee the day he shows up to fill his seat is the day he gets expelled, they should get cracking. if you say you're going to expel him if he gets elected, that takes work. they should get started on that work right now. if republicans in the senate wanted to do something about this rather than just talking about it on twitter, the first witness they may want to speak to volunteered herself today in a tearful statement that she says she is willing to make under oath. so the allegations against republican senate candidate roy moore continue to mount. senate republicans do appear to be in a panic about what to do about it. they could take action against roy moore starting immediately if they wanted to. i also have to tell you, they co
required of a united states senator. now, those proceedings would be moot. if he ends up losing the election in alabama next month. but if he wins the election next month, the only way they could be far enough along in their expulsion proceedings so they could make good on that promise and guarantee the day he shows up to fill his seat is the day he gets expelled, they should get cracking. if you say you're going to expel him if he gets elected, that takes work. they should get started on that...
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only the united states senate and you, when you vote, for the united states senators, which you don't get to do in every election. each of the two senators in your state has a six-year term, which means that in some election years, there will not be the united states senator on your ballot. every senate election, in every state, is always crucially important for how this country is governed in the 21st century when control of the senate can easily flip from one party to the other. now that the supreme court has overturned roe v. wade, even more voters understand how important their votes are for these senators who control the confirmation process for supreme court justices and all federal judges. it felt like a major setback for democrats, who want to maintain control of the senate when michigan democratic senator debbie stabenow run announced last month that she will not run for a fourth term. as of today, this morning, house democrats have a new hope for holding senator stabenow's seat in the next election. >> look, we all know that america is going through something right now. i se
only the united states senate and you, when you vote, for the united states senators, which you don't get to do in every election. each of the two senators in your state has a six-year term, which means that in some election years, there will not be the united states senator on your ballot. every senate election, in every state, is always crucially important for how this country is governed in the 21st century when control of the senate can easily flip from one party to the other. now that the...
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to be indicted if you are a united states senator. only 13 senators in the history of the senate have been indicted, bob menendez has been indicted twice while serving as a senator. that is next. for 89 years... believes in continuous improvement... like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredients... and sizes to relieve your pain. salonpas. it's good medicine. i have active psoriatic arthritis. but with skyrizi to treat my skin and joints, and sizes to relieve your pain. i'm feeling this moment. along with clearer skin skyrizi helps me move with less joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and fatigue. and is just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or a lower ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms, had a vaccine, or plan to. there's nothing like clearer skin and better movement-and that means everything! ask your doctor about skyrizi today. learn how abbvie could help you save. there's something goin
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meant to the united states senate. he made impossible dreams come true because he was the greatest senator of all-time. he kept crossing the aisle over to trent lott, to john mccain, to orrin hatch, to nancy kassebaum to find a way to make the senate work, to make a way for the country to work. and that senate that has been recreated down to the finest detail at the edward m. kennedy institute is going to be a place where young people all across our country can visit and to have the debates in a civil way that can show them the pathway to making our country work. >> i'll get back to you in a second on that one. let's look now at republican senator john mccain. he was there today. he made the ceremony a big bipartisan event. here's what john mccain said about his former colleague, ted kennedy. >> he loved a good fight. he had a real zest for political argument, and the harder you went at it, the more he enjoyed it, and the harder he laughed about it when you next encountered him. i miss fighting with him, to be honest.
meant to the united states senate. he made impossible dreams come true because he was the greatest senator of all-time. he kept crossing the aisle over to trent lott, to john mccain, to orrin hatch, to nancy kassebaum to find a way to make the senate work, to make a way for the country to work. and that senate that has been recreated down to the finest detail at the edward m. kennedy institute is going to be a place where young people all across our country can visit and to have the debates in...
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trump in the united states senate. if that's where the impeachment process ends up two senators on the committee which has no formal role in the impeachment but could conduct investigative hearings of its own. and we will be joined by a team of experts who have been guiding us through this story for over a week now including a former inspector general who has covered situations like this before. we'll be joined by larry pfeiffer. he was in charge of handling the transcripts for president obama's phone calls with the leaders of foreign governments. we'll get his reaction today. and the whistleblower's report of what that to the record of president trump's phone call with the president of ukraine. tonight, we now know what the first article of impeachment against president donald j. trump will be. and we know as of tonight, the president has no defense to that article of defense because no defense of the president's conduct was presented by republicans today in the house intelligence committee hearing. and that is by far
trump in the united states senate. if that's where the impeachment process ends up two senators on the committee which has no formal role in the impeachment but could conduct investigative hearings of its own. and we will be joined by a team of experts who have been guiding us through this story for over a week now including a former inspector general who has covered situations like this before. we'll be joined by larry pfeiffer. he was in charge of handling the transcripts for president...
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about how the united states senate should work and not a single word about the reality of why the united states senate no longer works. in announcing her opposition to changing senate rules in any way in order to pass voting rights legislation by a simple majority vote, senator sinema said this. >> eliminating the 60-vote threshold will simply guarantee that we lose a critical tool, that we need to safeguard our democracy from threats in the years to come. >> it is hard to think of a stupider thing that could be said about the 60-vote threshold. that was senator sinema claiming that the 60-vote rule in the senate is, quote, a critical tool that we need to safeguard our democracy. it is, in fact, the single most anti-democracy rule that exists in american government. if senator sinema said a single true thing about the 60-vote rule today, i would press the play button for that right now and let you hear it. she didn't. not one true word about the 60-vote rule. so here is something untrue that senator sinema said about her own history with the 60-vote threshold. >> there is no need for me
about how the united states senate should work and not a single word about the reality of why the united states senate no longer works. in announcing her opposition to changing senate rules in any way in order to pass voting rights legislation by a simple majority vote, senator sinema said this. >> eliminating the 60-vote threshold will simply guarantee that we lose a critical tool, that we need to safeguard our democracy from threats in the years to come. >> it is hard to think of...
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states congress and specifically the united states senate and whatever you think of how they are doing their jobs right now, the senate does confirm people for major jobs in any administration and that means that they get people under oath answering questions, and that means that they get the people back to answer further questions when they need to. senator al franken sent jeff sessions an eight-page letter today having him explain an alarming pattern of the nation's top law enforcement officer apparently failed to tell the truth about the trump's contact with agents of russia. and senator leahy said "attorney general sessions needs to come back before the senate judiciary committee. the description of the march 2016 trump campaign meeting contained in unsealed documents is impossible to reconcile with the attorney general's appearance before the judiciary committee just two weeks ago. he now needs to come back before the committee in person and under oath to explain why he cannot seem to provide truthful, complete answers to these important and relevant questions. i have to be honest
states congress and specifically the united states senate and whatever you think of how they are doing their jobs right now, the senate does confirm people for major jobs in any administration and that means that they get people under oath answering questions, and that means that they get the people back to answer further questions when they need to. senator al franken sent jeff sessions an eight-page letter today having him explain an alarming pattern of the nation's top law enforcement...
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he loved education and he loved the united states senate. and he wanted a place that young people, old people, students, learners of all ages could come and learn to love the senate the way he did, but really learn to engage in their government by learning about the united states senate. and what we've done at this institute is take his vision and really run with it. and as you mentioned, we have a representation of the senate chamber. it's totally interactive and totally engaging. visitors will come in and they'll be able to become united states senator s. they'll be able to sit in the desks and come in and get a google hand held device. everything in the institute is interactive, engaging, dynamic. we're really excited about it. >> i can't think of anything more important now when our polling shows complete disregard and disrespect for what's happening in congress because nothing is happening in congress, the gridlock and this can envision an rean mate the way the senate was when senator kennedy was in the senate and people legs lated. peo
he loved education and he loved the united states senate. and he wanted a place that young people, old people, students, learners of all ages could come and learn to love the senate the way he did, but really learn to engage in their government by learning about the united states senate. and what we've done at this institute is take his vision and really run with it. and as you mentioned, we have a representation of the senate chamber. it's totally interactive and totally engaging. visitors...